Slave Labor on Virginia's Blue Ridge Railroad

Slave Labor on Virginia's Blue Ridge Railroad

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Between 1849 and 1859, Virginia raced to pierce the Blue Ridge Mountains by rail and reach the Ohio River. At least 300 enslaved people labored involuntarily toward that goal, along with 1,500 Irish immigrants. The state leased the labor of enslaved Virgi

Book information

ISBN: 9781540242570
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Imprint: History Press Library Editions
Pub date:
Language: English
Number of pages: 162
Weight: 386g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 11mm